Grammar revision

I. Tenses - Choose the correct verb tense to complete each of the following sentences:
1. He ________ to the gym regularly.
     a) going         b)  goes      c) go

2. Hey, you ________ at the computer all day. You should really take a break now.
      a) have been sitting    b)  were sitting      c) did sit
3. She ________ lunch when someone rang the doorbell.
      a) was preparing      b) prepared      c) has been preparing
4. What ________ to her about last night?
      a) have you spoken   b) you spoke      c) did you speak

5. She never ________ when someone leaves her a message.
       a) has called back      b) calls back     c) will call back

6. I ________ to Greece until Sally and I went there last summer.
      a) have never been           b) had never been               c) was never being
7. By the time I'm 50, I ________ a million dollars.
     a) will make               b) would make                  c) will have made
8. He claimed that he _____________ that man, but I know that´s not true.
      a) never saw             b)  had never seen       c) was never seeing
9. She used __________ twice a week before she got the new job.

      a) to going swimming    b) to have gone swimming    c) to go swimming


  II. Choose the correct conjunction:

1. I haven't really studied for this exam, ________ I feel a little nervous.
     a) so         b)  unless        c) but
2. I told him not to come, ________ he came anyway.
     a)  since       b) unless    c) but
3. Do not do anything ________ you hear from him first.
    a) unless      b) since      c) therefore
4. ________ I was really tired, I took a nap for 15 minutes.
   a) Although       b)  Since        c) Unless
5. ________ it was cold outside, I went for a jog.
    a) Although     b) Since     c) Unless
6. He has always done well on exams. This time, ________, he failed.
     a) however      b) accordingly     c) moreover
7. I won't be able to borrow any more money ________ I pay off some of my previous debts.
     a) but        b) until      c) although
8. ________ being a bit ill, he completed the race.
    a) Despite   b) Because     c) Although
9. The data from the first experimental run confirmed our hypothesis________ the data from the
second one did not.

    a)  while    b) therefore     c)  until


III. Rephrase the following sentences using the words given:

1.      May I use the car tonight?

Is it ok ……………………………………………………………………………..

2.      You won´t get into the first team if you don´t train harder.

Unless ……………………………………………………………………………….

3.      Barbara finds anatomy interesting.

Barbara is …………………………………………………………………………..

4.      She wouldn´t give an explanation for her absence.

She refused ………………………………………………………………………….

5.      If you eat less, you are slimmer.

The …………………………………………………………………………………...

6.      We moved to this street six years ago.

We´ve ………………………………………………………………………………..

7.      With a better computer you could write faster.

If ……………………………………………………………………………………..

8.      Robert got here so late, he missed dinner.

If ……………………………………………………………………………………

9.      The reason Grace didn´t get the job was lack of experience.

If ……………………………………………………………………………………..